Receptacle



A. H. RISCH Nov. 17, 194:2.

'RECEPTACLE Filed NOV. 29, 1940 Patented Nov. 17, 1942 umnan STATES A'EENT OFFICE 2,302392 RECEPTACLE Arthur H. Risch, Milwaukee, Wis., assignor to Pulp Reproduction Company, Milwaukee, Wis., a c'orpo ration cf Wisconsin Applica' tion November 29, 1940, Serial N0. 367,775

2 Claims. (c1.229s) The present invention relates generally 170 improvements in the art of manufacturing articles from paper pu1p o1 the 1ike, and relates morespecifically to improvements in the construction of receptacles especially adapted for the reception of relatively smal1 articles such as candy, nuts, or marbles.

Generally defined, an object of my invention is to provide an improved receptacle for candy and the like which is simple and dura-ble in construction, and which is especially adapted '00 be manufactured of mo1ded pulp, papier-mch, er similar material.

It is common commercial practice so package jelly-beans or the like, for children, in receptac1es of various shapes and sizes manufactured of paper pu1p or other materials. An example cf this practice is the packaging of jelly-beans and. other Easter candies in the hollow interior of molde'd rabbits for sale and distribution 170 children ab Easter time. These receptacles are formed to simulate other objects at various seasons throughout the year and many difierent products are thus packaged. In this practice. the candy er the 1ike is merely introduced into the receptacle through an opening therein, partial1y filling the receptacle, and. the opening is later sealed with a closure cap, the candy directly contacting the interior rough surface of the receptacle. I1; is readily seen that it is extremely difficult to measure the quantity of candy or the 1ike inroduced into the receptacle, and this method of packaging is furthermore unsanitary in that the unwrapped objects are brought into direct contact with the Wall of the receptacle.

It is therefore a more specific object of the present invention to provide a sanitary receptac1e for the packaging of sma1l objects which is adapted to receive a uniform quantity of the commodity.

Another specific object of my invention is 130 provide a receptacle adapted 130 receive a paper drinking cup of standard construction for sanitary packaging of candy or the like.

A further specific object of my present invention is to provide a new and useful packaging receptacle 0f simple construction wherein the packaged objects are visible without opening the receptacle.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a packaging receptacle which may be sanitarily repeatedly used and which may originally be manufactured to simulate various designs.

An additional specific object cf my invention is to provide an improved receptacle for the packaging of candy or the like which can be manufactured, assembled, and so1d at minimum cost and which is nevertheless of sturdy construetion.

' These and. other objects and advantages Will be apparent from the following description.=

A c1ear conception of an embodiment of the invention, and of the m0de of constructing packages in accordance with the improvement, may be had by referring o the drawing accompanying and. forming a paroof this specification wherein like reference characters designate the same or similar parts in the several views.

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the entire assemblage; 1

Fig. 2 is a. centra1 vertical section through the assemblage showing the inner container in partia1 elevation; and

Fig. 3 is a top view of the assemblage.

Whi1e the improved receptacle has been shown specifically as representing a boot manufactured ofmolded pu1p and. adapted for the reception of a pleated. paper cup of standard manufacture, it is not the intent thereby unnecessarily restrict the scope, since various other objects may' be simulated and the receptacle may obviously be manufactured of papier-mch or other meldab1e material and various other types of coutainers may be utilized in Heu. of the paper cup shown.

Referring 1:0 the drawing the molded pulp receptac1e specifically illustrated comprises in general, a hollow molded Shell 5 having an opening or mouth 6 a1: the upper end thereof, an annular flange or ridge 1 surrounding said opening, and a ring receiving surface 8 adjoining said flange and directed downwardly from the outer edge thereof.

'Ihe mouth 6 is preferably formed of suflicient diameter to receive a standard paper drinking cup 9 of smaller capacity than the hollow interior cf the she1l 5 and provided with an outwardly fianged upper edge portion I0 adapted to coact with the flange 1 of the she1l 5 to retain the cup 9 in position ab the mouth 6.

The sealing means for the open portion of the cup 9 comprises a sheet of transparent paper er the 1ike H of somewhat 1arger diameter than the diameter of the annular ring receiving surface 8, and a sea1ing fing or retaining co1lar I2 adapted 1:0 fit over the sheet I I and snugly coact with the surfaee 8 1:0 retain the sheet in sealing position.

It; is readi1y seen that the receptacle may be quickly and easily assembled and filled by a novice by merely inserting the cup 9 into the opening 6 of the she1l so that the flange I0 of the cup 9 rests against the fiange 1 of the Shell. The cup may then be filled 130 capacity with candy or other commodity I3 and the closure sheet II placed thereover with the edge thereof extending uniformly beyond the surface 8 at all points. The ring I2 may then be brought down over the sheet II bending the overlapping edge thereof into intimate contact with the surface 8 and retaining the sheet stretched tightly over the objects I3. In order to remove the commodity, it is merely necessary to remove the ring I2 and sheet II.

From the foregoing specific description it Will be apparent that the present invention provides an extremely simple ancl effective packaging receptacle for small objects which' can be readily manufactured in various shapes and sizes at very moderate cost. The improved receptacle will obviously receive a predetermimd uniform quantity of objects for packaging and will maintain the objects in sanitary condition within the inner container. If it is desired to utili ze the receptacle several times over, this may be readily and sanitarily accomplished by merely substi tuting a new paper cup and these cups may be obtained at nominal cost. By using a transparent sealing sheet, the packaged objects may be viewed Without disturbing the seal and without handling the objects.

It should be understood that it is not desired to limit this invention to thfe exact details of 001'1- struction, herein shown and described, forvarious modifications within the scope 0I the claims may occur to those skilled in the art,

I claim:

1. In combination, a hollow rigid boot shaped receptacle provided With a rough and rigid opening and an outer approximately cylindrical and relatively smooth surface surrounding said opening to form a cuff for the boot, said outer surface being connected with said opening by a relatively flat top surface, a relatively smooth and highly flexible container adapted to be distorted so as to snugly fit within said rough opening and having an upper flange snugly engageable with said flat top surface, a transparent flexible 010- sure sheet for said container coacting with said fiange to force said container within said opening and the flange thereof against said flat receptacle surface, and a flexible retaining collar snugly embracing only the edge portions of said sheet and said cuif.

2. In combination, a hollow boot shaped receptacle of moulded pulp provided With an integral upper inwardly directed rigid flange forming a relatively rough access opening and an outer approximately cylindrical and relatively smooth surface surrounding said opening, to form an integral cuff for the boot a relatively smooth and highly flexible Container adapted tobe snugly inserted within said rough opening and; having an upper fiange snugly engageable With said receptacle fiange, a transparent flexible closure sheet for seid container extending over the cantainer flange anal along said cuff, and a flexible retaining collar snugly embracing only the edge portions of said sheet and said cuff.

ARTHUR H. RISCH. 

